I'm writing a utility which lets you remotely run a test application on network PCs. I plan to use PsExec to remotely launch the application on each PC but I need to check
The PC is reachable
The PC ...

I have a volume mounted by TrueCrypt. All works fine, except when I try to dismount it (after verifying I don't have any application or explorer using anything in it). Every time I click the Dismount ...

I'm trying to use PsExec to start a process on a remote machine. I posted this question on SO, but I realized it's probably better suited here. I also have spent a few hours trying to figure this out, ...

I have folders with hundreds of thousands, to over a million files and subfolders in each parent. I'm reading that the NTFS log file may be responsible for slow file creation and other actions.
How ...

Sysinternals utility Strings.exe does not see Cyrillic strings despite the fact that it works with Unicode. Does exist any utilities or libraries that really can extract all printable Unicode strings ...

I have the super descriptive "my computer is slow" issue. In resource manager I notice that c:\$LogFile access times are continuously around 800 ms, and I suspect this is causing much of the slowdown. ...

SysInternals has a program junction.exe that creates Junctions (aka. reparse points, aka. symlinks) in Windows.
However, Windows also comes with a mklink which seems to do the same thing.
Is there a ...

In researching a problem with an API call that is limited to particular sessions, I found some information that implied when you use runas to create a process as another user, a new security token is ...

My desktop will not enter sleep mode or fire up the screen saver. To troubleshoot, I have run procmon and procexp from sysinternals in order to determine if some event is making the system think it ...

I tried Unlocker 1.9.1 but it doesn't work correctly for me on Windows7 (worked ok on Windows XP) and also I tried LockHunter 2.0.2.103 x64 and reported a bug but .... LockHunter actually unlocks the ...

I have a problem with a pc where usb devices are not getting any power as soon as windows starts up (it works in preboot). This pc has no ps/2, so there is no chance for input, also not in secure boot ...

I've heard of RPCs and that they get executed via TCP port 135. I just executed ipconfig via psexec.exe on a remote PC and wondered if this is a RPC. As I've seen in Wireshark, the whole process is ...

I am trying to close a handle to a locked file in Windows, using Sysinternals Handle software (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896655).
First I search for opened handle:
handle.exe ...

I'm currently wondering about the place that Windows (XP, Vista, 7) store information like "Windows is running" and so on. I mean, somehow Windows knows when you just power-down your computer that it ...

I am trying to hunt down a rogue process that is locking a file in a specific directory which is preventing a log being appended to. This locking happens about one to three times a week, so needless ...

Windows Sysinternals Desktops is a virtual desktop utility that provides up to 4 virtual desktops. It creates a Windows desktop object for each additional virtual desktop other than the default one. I ...

Was directed to this free program http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx through Superuser.
Is it correct that I can un-check the entries which are identified (via Image Path) ...

Has anyone been successful at launching an instance of Windows Explorer in the SYSTEM account on Windows Vista or 7? It is possible to do this on XP, but I haven't been able to get it to completely ...